noun
pantheon
PAN-thee-ahn/ˈpænθiɑːn/
The gods of a particular religion or culture.
Athena belongs to the Greek pantheon as the goddess of wisdom.
Etymology
The pieces mean “all” and “god,” originally describing a shrine dedicated to all the gods. The name then extended to a group of exalted people, figuratively assembled like a company of gods.
In context
the subject matter has been switched out from the great thinkers of philosophy in antiquity to the great fathers of the church and this pantheon of heavenly figures
More examples
- Odin is a central figure in the Norse pantheon.
- The Egyptian pantheon includes gods associated with animals.
- We compare the Greek and Roman pantheons in history class.
Forms
pantheon · pantheons